スーパーボウルのハーフタイム、ストーンズは歌詞規制を承諾

ストーンズの過激歌詞カット　「スーパーボウル」ハーフタイムショー -　産経

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　【ロサンゼルス＝岡田敏一】米ミシガン州デトロイトで５日に開催された米プロフットボール（ＮＦＬ）の決勝戦「スーパーボウル」のハーフタイムショーに、英大物ロックバンド、ローリング・ストーンズが出演したが、演奏中、テレビ局側が過激な歌詞の一部を勝手にカットする一幕があった。

　バンドは「スタート・ミー・アップ」「ラフ・ジャスティス」「サティスファクション」の３曲を計約１２分間にわたり演奏したが、前の２曲のなかで、性行為や同性愛をにおわせる歌詞の音声が突然、カットされた。

　一昨年のハーフタイムショーで米女性歌手ジャネット・ジャクソンさんが胸を露出して、大騒動になった反省から、テレビ局は実際のバンドの演奏を５秒遅れで放送する措置をとった。その上で、歌詞の一部が放送にふさわしくないと局側が判断したためだという。

【2006/02/07 大阪夕刊から】
(02/07 16:04)


スーパーボウルのハーフタイム、ストーンズは歌詞規制を承諾
2006年 02月 7日 火曜日 12:57 JST

　［ニューヨーク　６日　ロイター］　米ナショナルフットボールリーグ（ＮＦＬ）の決勝戦、スーパーボウルのハーフタイム・ショー出演にあたり、ローリング・ストーンズが歌詞規制について事前に承諾していたことが分かった。ＮＦＬの広報担当者が６日に明らかにした。

　スーパーボウルは米国内では最高視聴率番組の１つ。２００４年のハーフタイム・ショーでは「衣装の不具合」でジャネット・ジャクソンの胸が露になり抗議が殺到していた。

　ローリング・ストーンズは通常通りのパフォーマンスを行ったが、「Start Me Up」や「Rough Justice」の演奏中、過激な歌詞の一部がカットされた。

　ＮＦＬの広報担当者はロイターに対し「ローリング・ストーンズは、しかるべき個所でマイクの音量を一時的に下げるという我々の計画を承知していた」と述べた。

　一方、スーパーボウルを放送したＡＢＣテレビは、「歌詞の変更があったとすれば、それはＮＦＬの意向によるものだ」としている。


Rolling Stones agreed to Super Bowl censorship
By Claudia Parsons
Reuters
Monday, February 6, 2006; 1:17 PM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Veteran rockers the Rolling Stones agreed to be censored at Sunday's U.S. Super Bowl halftime show, a National Football League spokesman said on Monday.

The Super Bowl football game is America's top rated broadcast event but it has been the subject of controversy ever since 2004 when there was an outcry about indecency after Janet Jackson bared her breast during the half-time show in what was famously described as a "wardrobe malfunction."

The Rolling Stones delivered their usual slick rock 'n' roll performance with Mick Jagger stalking the stage, grinding his hips and pouting like a man half his age.

But during "Start Me Up," the line "you make a dead man come" was cut short and a barnyard reference to "cocks" in the new song "Rough Justice" also disappeared.

"The Rolling Stones were aware of our plan which was to simply lower the volume on his microphone at those two appropriate moments," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told Reuters. "We had agreed to that plan earlier in the week. The Stones were aware of it and they were fine with it."

ABC, which broadcast the Super Bowl, said it had a 5-second delay in place but it was not used to censor anything during the broadcast. "If there were any alterations of lyrics it was done by the NFL," said Mark Mandel of ABC Sports.

The New York Times said last week the Stones had agreed to tone down their language on other occasions in the past.

Back in 1967 the band appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on the same day as the first Super Bowl, which was then called the world championship game. They wanted to sing "Let's Spend the Night Together," but Sullivan insisted they change the lyrics to "Let's Spend Some Time Together."

"Jagger consented, reluctantly, but rolled his eyes while he sang," the newspaper said.

McCarthy said the half-time show retained 98 percent of the overall audience who tuned in to watch the game, in which the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21-10.

With the Super Bowl played in Detroit this year, the choice of the Stones for the half-time show upset some locals who were pushing for Motown music acts and other home-grown talent.

But the uproar was quelled after organizers announced that Motown legend Stevie Wonder would headline the pregame show, and "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin was tapped to perform the National Anthem.

McCarthy said the only moment producers were caught unawares was when Stevie Wonder said a few extra words than what was expected. He made a plea for peace at the end of his set, saying: "Let us come together before we're annihilated."

"Surprised, yes. Concerned? No," McCarthy said, commenting on the remark.

♪　問題の二曲の歌詞（太字はカットされた部分）

Start Me Up

If you start me up
If you start me up I'll never stop
If you start me up
If you start me up I'll never stop
I've been running hot
You got me ticking gonna blow my top
If you start me up
If you start me up I'll never stop

You make a grown man cry
Spread out the oil, the gasoline
I walk smooth, ride in a mean, mean machine
Start it up

If you start it up
Kick on the starter give it all you got, you got, you got
I can't compete with the riders in the other heats
If you rough it up
If you like it you can slide it up, slide it up

Don't make a grown man cry
My eyes dilate, my lips go green
My hands are greasy
She's a mean, mean machine
Start it up

If start me up
Give it all you got
You got to never, never, never stop
Never, never
Slide it up

You make a grown man cry
Ride like the wind at double speed
I'll take you places that you've never, never seen
Start it up
Love the day when we will never stop, never stop
Never stop, never stop
Tough me up
Never stop, never stop, never stop

You, you, you make a grown man cry
You, you make a dead man come
You, you make a dead man come

Rough Justice

One time you were my baby chicken
Now you've grown into a fox
Once upon a time I was your little rooster
But am I just one of your cocks

It's rough justice on ya
You're going to have to trust me
It's rough justice
But you know I'll never break your heart

So put your lips to my hips, baby
And tell me what's on your mind
I know you've still got the animal attraction for me
It's been a long, long time

It's rough justice on ya
We never thought it risky
It's rough justice
But you know I'll never break your heart

You're feeling loose and lusty
So if you really want me
Yeah, it's rough justice
And you know I'll never break your heart...Yeah

It's rough justice on ya
You think you really sussed me
It's rough justice
But you know I'll never break your heart

The first time I saw you, baby
You were springing like a young gazelle
And next thing I know, way down the road
You had me flying like a bat out of hell

It's rough justice on ya
Your eyes are too disgusted
You're going to have to trust me
But you know I'll never break your heart

I give you my positions
Don't want no oppositions
It's rough justice
But you know I'll never break your heart

Yeah
Come on baby Woo..